Shadowfax Midhill Chardonnay 2023
Macedon,
Australia
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Shadowfax Midhill Chardonnay 2023
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About this Wine
country
Australia
region
Macedon
variety
Chardonnay
Style
White (Medium Bodied Oaked)
vintage
2023
closure
Screwcap
Alcohol vol.
13.0
volume
750
Brands
Shadowfax Wines
Tasting Notes
Aroma
This distinctive Macedon ranges chardonnay bursts from the glass with lemon
and lime, florals, mineral flinty notes and grapefruit pith. Hints of lees are
complexed with spicey oak notes. The perfume is persistent and intriguing,
pure, yet complex.
Appearance
Light straw, green hue and brilliant clarity.
Palate
Lemon zest and grapefruits spill immediately onto the palate. These fruit
flavours are augmented with wild ferment characters such as pastry and spice
oak complexity. The wine walks a tightrope, with sherbet acidity and lime pith
falling off the side yet a great punch of concentration. The mineral palate
is long and intense yet continually develops. A chardonnay with real grown
flavour from this special site. Enjoy.
Vinification
Hand harvested fruit was firmly whole bunch pressed to impart some skin
contact to release the full flavour profile and impart some phenolic texture.
Natural ferment occurred in new (33%) and older French Hoggs Head and
puncheon barrels. The wine was left to unwind and age slowly on its ferment
lees to add generosity. Every barrel was treated as is own entity, with some
allowed to go through natural Malolactic fermentation to add further depth.
After 11 months the wine was racked and filtered prior to bottling in February
2024.
Cellaring Potential
Drink now through 2035.
Vintage Notes
A cool spring in the Macedon Ranges set medium size crops. A very cool
summer and mild autumn led to a very long growing season. This vineyard near
Romsey is 540m above sea level, was planted in 1993 in deep red alluvial soils.
Grapes ripened late in the season with full flavour and phenolic ripeness. Fruit
was hand picked in small batches in pristine condition.
Food Matching
Octopus carpaccio. XO pipis with Chinese doughnuts. Stuffed zucchini flower.
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